Acavidae


Acavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.

Anatomy

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35.

Genera

The family Acavidae has no subfamilies.
Genera in the family Acavidae include:Acavus Montfort, 1810Ampelita Beck, 1837Embertoniphanta Groh & Poppe, 2002Eurystyla Ancey, 1887Helicophanta Férussac, 1821Oligospira Ancey, 1887
;Genera brought into synonymy:Acavella Jousseaume, 1894: synonym of Oligospira Ancey, 1887Columplica W. Hartmann, 1843: synonym of Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832Poecilostylus Pilsbry, 1890: synonym of Eurystyla Ancey, 1887Stylodon H. Beck, 1837: synonym of Stylodonta De Cristofori & Jan, 1832